The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-02
THE MAGAZINES.

lin hohANOH W INVENTION, DOCK
just about to leave the press OF Cassell
4 Company, is as fascinating rs a fairy
tale, yet every word OF it ia true. The
story OF the many inventions that have
electrified the world are here set forth
robbed OF their often wearisome tech.
nicalities, and are laid before the read.
er in their most attractive form. u
ONE OF the most important books
lately announced, and the mo i'm
portant one in its specially, ia Emil
Naumann'a History OF Music, about 10
be issued by UseselI Il Company. This
exhaustive work has been translated
into English by f, Prseger, and edued
by that veteran musician, Sir F. A.
Gore Ouseley, Mus. Doc and profss-
sor OF music at Oxford University.
QUIET OBSERVATIONS ON THE WAYS
OF THE WORLD, by Erasmus Will
ION, now Ia the press of Cas-
sell & Company, is rather a uniuus
Volume. IL grew out Of a series OF
much applauded articles, that A ret saw
the light IN tue columns Of The PiRs.
burg DIpdich. The style Is flowing
anu J u nalictic, and the OBJ ervations
ss shfewd ss m GIT be expected from
the portra t Of the author, which
serves a. tle frontispiece OF the book.
AN excellent account of 1.-THE First
Mayor Of New York City, Thoma,
Willeit," is from the rea y pen of DR.
Charles W, Parsons, Wee President Of
tue Rhode leland Historical s ldrty.
IAN Interesting Inquiry" bv the en-.
inent scholar, Andr3w Mcfarland
Davis; "Tbe Birthplace of Chancellor
jane Kent" with illustra i've maps,
b. VIII am 8. PelIetreau; "Incidsnts
10 Sir Walter K ,le CHS Life" by the
Hon. Hofstip King, aud "rhe First
Religious Newspaper in America"
with fac-simile of opening page, con-
cludes The principal fsR'urrs OF this
rich, strong animated March number
of the Magazine Of american History.
FREDERICKSBURG FIRST AND LAST, by
Moncu ID CONWAY. IN the March
nHmher Of the Magazine Of american
HIS Org, is al excep ionslly cha ming
historical sketch OF the beginning OF
one Of the most Interesting old towns
in Virginia, and e ls the poet OF honor
TO the number rs the opening illustrs. |
t. d CHAPTER. 1t ia followed by Charles
II. Picks second paper on John
Van Buren,; A Study in BY gone Poll
TICS" admirably written. The third
is short and thrilling
art Gle on "The Wreck Of the SsRi. |
naw," by Edmund b Underwood, U
). N. Then comes an elegantly wit
ten paper entitled "Hihtoric Homes on
Golden HilIs," by the editor.
TX the March number Of ST. Nicholas
D II Trlbon relates how & tailor lad i'd |
down hill in Madeira, where they |
never have ice or snow; Alice We'll |
inston Rollins tells how "Iommy In-
.ervisws Peacock Feather" ia which |
he feather seems to have the weight |
IF the argument. S)me new light 10 |
brown by William +. Came on lhst
much studied subj 5ct, "The Boyhood |
II Warrington" while Paul and
Nicolai In Alaska" 10 a chaI act ristic |
tory of comparatively unknown |
ohafe Of American life, There is a
oily Dog 9'oy" by Oliver Ellsworth
Wood, q blithe bird slory by Frank |
3sllew, and many other stories, in.
,ludiDg chapters OF "Juan and Juan.
ia" by Frances CourteRay Bay Tor, and |
II "Jepny's Boarding House" BY James
Dis. Ella Wheeler Wilcox and John
Vance Cheney contribute p lems. Pal
nsr Cox has another study Of
and tucked in here and |
here is even more than the usual quo.
q Of pictures and jingles.
ANOTHER topic which does not seem |
mt OF place in The Century 10 that Of |
Faith HealiDg and Kindred Pie
which is the subject OF a
scoAd paper by the Rsv. J. NJ. Buck. |
ey, who has male . special study of |
he topic, his frst pspsT having ap
osared 10 jane Of last year. DR.. Buck |
~ comba's what be considers he de-
usions ard impositiops Of q isns ical |
reed. This pager 10 preceded by an
Irticle from Mr.. X. Kelso Carter, one
II the leading disciphs Of the Faith
Cure, which may be considered az an
apology for the believers in this doe.
rine. The two papers together form
4 curious study 10 movement which
has urd ubtsdly gaiatd eroond In
his cunntry within the past year. In
i The Wni Man Of the New SortH.D
Prof. Wii"ur Fisk Tilt, OF the Vsn.
4 srbilt Universitv, Nashville, consid.
ers the gam VII CHI he Sou b hes made
ovsr its aute-bellum pruspsii y Dor
only in material wesitb, but in respect
TO intellectual and mo a. g-oWth. Al.
though this subj ct Ia been mn, b ds
eussed Of late, some OF Mr.. Tillett's